Philip and Janice Levin Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Philip and Janice Levin Foundation’s largest area of giving is arts and culture. Other grantmaking interests include higher education, health, civic engagement and Jewish causes.
IP TAKE: The Philip and Janice Levin Foundation is a low-profile funder that has traditionally supported landmark arts venues in New York City. Other areas of interest include higher education, health, civic engagement and Jewish causes in the U.S. and Israel. This funder does not maintain a website, making it difficult to ascertain its specific grantmaking goals and practices. While this foundation is not accessible, we’ve provided an address and phone number are provided below.
PROFILE: Based in New Jersey, the Philip and Janice Levin Foundation was established in 1966. Philip Levin was an attorney who became involved with the development of shopping malls and was a shareholder in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film company. His wife, Janice, was known as a patron of the New York City Ballet and a collector of French impressionist paintings. The foundation maintains a low profile, limiting knowledge about its specific grantmaking goals. Tax filings, however, suggest interest in the areas of arts and culture, education, health, civic engagement and Jewish causes. Grantmaking is national in scope, but prioritizes the New York City area.
Grants for Arts and Culture
According to the foundation’s tax filings, arts and culture is the Levin Foundation’s largest area of giving. The foundation has provided ongoing support to the New York Shakespeare Festival, the Whitney Museum of American Art and the School of American Ballet, which is affiliated with New York City Ballet. Other grantees include Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, the Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City’s Museum of Modern Art and the Children’s Museum of the East End.
Grants for Higher Education
A significant portion of Levin’s grantmaking has supported higher education in the U.S. The foundation’s largest recipient in this area is Rutgers University, with additional funding supporting the University of Georgia, New York University and Harvard College.
Grants for Public Health
Public health is a smaller area of giving for this fund, with only a few grants each year supporting large hospitals and healthcare systems. Grantees include New York University’s Langone Medical Center, the Riverview Medical Center of Neptune, New Jersey and the Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation of Florida.
Grants of Civic and Democracy
Civic engagement is a newer area of giving for the Levin Foundation and giving in this area has increased over the past several years. The foundation has recently supported the Voter Participation Center, Media Matters for America and the Common Cause Education Fund, which works to increase participation in democratic practice and government responsiveness.
Grants for Jewish Causes
The Levin Foundation has provided ongoing support to American Committee for the Tel Aviv Foundation, which supports “projects that inspire hope, embolden people, nurture ideas and create opportunities for inclusive growth in Tel Aviv.” The foundation has also made grants to support the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.
Important Grant Details:
The Philip and Janice Levin Foundation makes about $2 million in grants a year, with most grants ranging from $10,000 to $500,000. This funder tends to provide ongoing support to a select group of well-established organizations. New York City is an area of geographic priority. For additional information about past grantmaking, see the funder’s recent tax filings.
The Philip and Janice Levin Foundation does not maintain a website and does not appear to accept unsolicited proposals for funding. An address and phone number are provided below.
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CONTACT:
The Philip and Janice Levin Foundation
975 Us Highway 22 West
North Plainfield, NJ 07060
(908) 755-2401